If you aren’t a gin drinker (for shame!) you will only think of Tanqueray as the green bottle premium gin that has graced bars for the last half century plus. In the last two decades it has been eclipsed by Bombay Sapphire in popularity, mostly due to a bigger advertising budget. I drink both but… Continue reading Tanqueray Bloomsbury Gin – First Look
Category: Spirits
Spirits, brandy, cognac, gin, rum whiskey – Scotch, Irish and Canadian. How and when to drink them and which ones are best.
The John Gormley Eggnog Recipe
As I said on the air today, I make this for myself using half the sugar, and skim milk. Dial in the variables to suit yourself. Also shaved dark chocolate on top is a nice touch. As is Fee Bros. Mint Bitters. The original recipe A couple of great suggestions from callers The “Low Cal”… Continue reading The John Gormley Eggnog Recipe
The Christmas Passion Eggnog, all versions
As I said on the air today, if I die having achieved nothing more than this recipe, I die happy, knowing I helped. The original recipe A couple of great suggestions from callers The “Low Cal” and singeton version. Breaking news! I just worked out the calories for the original recipe, somewhere between 1500 –… Continue reading The Christmas Passion Eggnog, all versions
You Say Potahtah
This morning I opened my door and discovered the wine fairies had left a parcel on my step. The contents are pictured above, and this Gentle Reader, is how we make a dry martini in the 21st Century. (Just writing that makes me feel all Walter Cronkite.) Note the tiny atomizer. Firstly gin is largely… Continue reading You Say Potahtah
Calvados – Liquor for purists
Meet the liquor that almost no one but chefs and the French know anything about: Calvados. In Normady, the climate was too severe for grape growing. They grew apples, wonderful apples and made cider. Then of course, being human someone had the brilliant idea that they could distill the cider. Being French they did it… Continue reading Calvados – Liquor for purists